Detached Villa for sale in La Zagaleta Ref: X-DYS-XE5

Outstanding South facing villa in La Zagaleta with sea and estate views. This impressive family home with 10 en-suite bedrooms and staff accommodation, enjoys total privacy and security.
On the ground floor, the double height entrance, with bedrooms with en suite bathrooms leading off to east and west, leads to the spectacular hallway with painted ceilings and a dual sided sweeping staircase around a central fountain and glass chandelier. Twin glass doors from the stairwell give onto either side of the lounge where huge solid cedar double sliding doors access respectively and symmetrically the dining room and sitting room. Offices in the south east and south west corners of the house allow for separate working areas.

The impressive library and principal kitchen are on the east and western sides of the house respectively. Appliances are American GE Monogram imports. Separate gas, electric induction and BBQ cooking surfaces are in place. The library is panelled and lined with wooden shelves and cupboards that match the wooden floor inlay.
The upper floor of the house is occupied along the entire South facing elevation by the principal bedroom suite, with on both sides walk through dressing rooms leading to two separate bathroom suites. The main bedroom area has a large covered balcony while both dressing rooms have smaller open balconies leading from them. Also on the upper floors two other bedrooms with separate closets, covered balconies, and bathrooms.
The roof terrace contains a heated pool with electric cover and "endless pool" water jets. An eight position hot tub, BBQ and totally secluded sunbathing areas are accessed by the lift which also services all 4 floors of the house.
The upper basement houses the garage and plant room, laundry and staff quarters (of lounge/kitchen and two double bedroom /bathroom suites), air-conditioned bodega, wood panelled and floored billiard saloon, cinema with HD projector and surround sound and bar. The mirror lined exercise suite features a gym with sprung wooden floor and internal heated pool with dehumidifier and Jacuzzi, have adjacent massage/sunbed room, sauna and Turkish bath. The music practice room, can be converted to an additional 2 bedrooms with en suite bathrooms and closets.
The lower basement houses vast amounts of enclosed storage areas, children’s play room / party room, and three guest bedroom suites, which are serviced by a kitchen. Each of the bedroom suites has sliding French windows that open onto a shaded area of oriental gardens.
In the main garden, the large infinity pool has views down the valley to Gibraltar. It has an additional heating system, an electric cover and a slide into the 4 meter deep diving pool. Next to this there is a large sunken trampoline. The garden has various areas of waterfalls and ponds linked by streams, trees, shrubs, fountains, a pergola mounted over a pond, as well as a chiringuito with a bar and BBQ kitchen and paths that pass under shaded trellis, over wooden bridges and through dense flowering jungle areas. There is a lower level to the garden that has a lawn, as well a vegetable garden.
Sculptures feature heavily in the house interior, as they do in the gardens. The front of the house has two areas of hand painted tiled murals.

The quality of the finishes and materials is constant throughout the house: solid wooden doors, matching marble floors, LED lighting system, Sonos sound system, HDTV, Broadband and LAN networks hard wired throughout the house. The phone network allows extensions in every room and dual use as an intercom network. Central air conditioning serves each room. Electric external blinds cover all the doors and windows, enhancing the security of the house.
The under floor heating system is augmented by glass enclosed wood burning fireplaces. Also adding to the aesthetic of the house are the high ceilings throughout and the murals on the walls and ceilings. One of the major considerations of the design of the house was symmetry of each elevation.